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Wake Forest Hands Illini Men First Loss 80-73
The Illini men's basketball team lost for the first time this season Tuesday night to Wake Forest 80-73 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
The Illini men's basketball team lost for the first time this season Tuesday night to Wake Forest 80-73 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
The Illini men's basketball team broke a three-game losing streak with a comfortable 88-74 win over North Carolina State in Tuesday night's ACC-Big Ten Challenge match in Champaign.